The total for this game is moving up due to the news that Odell Beckham Jr. is playing. Despite him being active, there?s a good chance he acts as a decoy tonight. The Giants offense is horrendous, and the Lions? offensive line is extremely thin. Neither offense will be able to move the ball in what will be a low-scoring affair. Take the last minute Under as the total continues to rise.

We saw this match-up in a similar situation in December and the Giants came away with a 17-6 home win, covering and staying Under the total. The problem with supporting the Giants to cover this time around is them scoring only 3-points at Dallas last week. They gained only 35 yards on the ground. The better play here is keeping it Under again. Detroit is Under in nine of its last 12 and NYG is Under in eight of its last 10. Under is the top play.

A week ago, the Giants were perceived as being far better than the Lions. The Giants' season win total was 9 with a lean on the Over, and the Lions' win total was 7.5 with a lean on the Under. Here's what happened in the last week: the Giants got beat up on the road without their best player by a team that went 13-3 last year, and the Lions won a home game against a maybe-overrated Cardinals team that was close until David Johnson got hurt. Getting the Giants at -3 is basically a free bet; they're winning this game by at least a field goal.

The line is telling me these teams are even, with the Giants getting 3 points for home field. But they're not even. The Giants handled Detroit 17-6 at home late last season and I'm expecting something like 23-14 this time. Expect Odell Beckham to play and expect New York to look completely different on offense. Lay the field goal.

I'm not here to defend the Giants' offense, but it will look a lot better with Odell Beckham back. The G-Men are undervalued after their Week 1 stinker, while the Lions are a bit overvalued after knocking off Arizona. If you had asked the average fan, or Vegas bookmakers, which team was better coming into the season, 95 percent of respondents would have said the Giants. We're throwing away all our assumptions after one week? The Giants' defense will make Detroit one-dimensional. They played their usual stout game against Dallas, a much better offense than Detroit's. This time that defense will get some help, as ODB's presence opens up everything. G-Men!